Crowded positioning, a pause in central-bank buying, an increase in the dollar and a rise in real interest rates all contributed to the 26% peak-to-trough decline in the gold prices.
Barclays is buying GoHenry, the U.K. money management platform for children ages 6 to 18, in a deal that positions the bank to capture customers before they ever open their first adult account. Barclays Bank UK announced the acquisition Friday, with completion expected in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approval.
Jes Staley has agreed to be interviewed on July 23 by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee about his late friend, the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Staley is a former top executive at JPMorgan Chase.
Barclays has made another big call on the memory-chip trade, raising its price targets on both Micron Technology and SanDisk as artificial intelligence keeps reshaping demand for DRAM and NAND chips. The move comes just after Micron crossed the $1 trillion market-value mark on Tuesday, a milestone that shows how quickly the memory cycle has turned into one of Wall Street's biggest AI trades.
Barclays has published a strategic framework for the European luxury goods sector, arguing that the recent slowdown marks a fundamental shift in consumer behaviour that demands a rethink of established industry playbooks. The bank, which carries a 'neutral' rating on the sector, expects luxury companies to deliver a compound annual growth rate of just 4% between 2027 and 2029, a far cry from the double-digit expansion that characterised the post-pandemic era.
Barclays PLC delivered a Q1 2026 pre-tax profit nearly in line with consensus, despite material one-off charges. Barclays UK missed pre-tax profit consensus by ~6% due to higher operating costs, but management maintains guidance for FY26E expenses below FY25 levels. Management appears overly optimistic on bad debt provisions, with risks from the Iran war underappreciated.
The Zacks Foreign Bank stocks like HSBC, UBS and BCS are expected to gain from restructuring efforts despite fragmented interest rates.
Barclays raised its price target on Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW | SCHW Price Prediction) to $127 from $117, keeping an Overweight rating after the brokerage giant's fiscal 2026 revenue and expense guidance came in ahead of consensus.
Prediction markets are "retail's shiny new toy," Barclays analysts said, after finding monthly notional volume for the platforms skyrocketed since the 2024 presidential election, with an explosion of growth last fall. As of this year, monthly notional volume for prediction markets is comparable with high-risk leveraged exchange-traded products that multiply returns using debt and derivatives.
Barclays just turned more constructive on the AI data center power story.
The FTSE 100 Index retreated for the fourth consecutive day, reaching its lowest level since March 30th. It has dropped by over 6.30% from its highest point this year as geopolitical risks jumped.
Barclays raised its price target on Atlassian (NASDAQ:TEAM | TEAM Price Prediction) stock to $112 from $106 while keeping an Overweight rating, declaring that the company's new annual recurring revenue (ARR) disclosure validates the improving trajectory of its growth algorithm.